Ant Parasite
Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Charlie Brown’s America, Health Disparities, Vegetables Are Made Up
Episode: Charlie Brown’s America, Health Disparities, Vegetables Are Made Up
- Aug 24, 2021 8:00 pm
- 11:59 mins
There’s a certain type of German ant that has discovered the fountain of youth: parasites. Infected ants live three times longer than normal ones and stay youthful the whole time. Susanne Fotzik, an evolutionary biologist at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, studies this fascinating relationship. (Originally aired June 10th, 2021)